district court

noun

: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district

Examples of district court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The district court judge oversees trial courts in Wyandotte County and makes decisions on civil and criminal cases. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

The district court also failed to follow the six year statute of limitations on the count for interfering with the IRS laws, Snyder’s attorneys argued. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The resolution also extends to Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, which had filed a separate lawsuit against the Mountain West in state district court in Denver over nine-figure withdrawal fees their now-former league had sought to impose. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Most recently, a district court judge in July reinstated a three-day grace period for voters to return mail ballots after election day, which GOP lawmakers had eliminated. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for district court

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Legal Definition

district court

noun

often capitalized D&C

: a trial court having general or limited jurisdiction in a judicial district: as

a

: one of the federal trial courts sitting in a federal district

b

: a trial court within a state court system